From: Ross L Richardson <openbsd@rlr.id.au>
Subject: Re: disturbing pfctl behavior in 7.8
To: Jacob Leifman <jacobl@bitwise.net>
Cc: tech@openbsd.org
Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2025 14:28:24 +1100

On Sat, Nov 22, 2025 at 06:07:08PM -0500, Jacob Leifman wrote:
> Recently upgraded a bunch of OpenBSD servers to 7.8 with all (6) official
> patches; a few bare-metal, the rest VMs, unfortunately all amd64.
>[...]
> /root:36# pfctl -t nosuch -Ts
> pfctl: Table does not exist
> pfctl: DIOCSETLIMIT (states): Permission denied
>[...]
> If this is a known issue, is there a patch I can apply? Otherwise, what
> additional diagnostics can I provide?

It is a known issue (and fixed in -current).  See
	https://marc.info/?t=176128448300001&r=1&w=2

> 
> Thank you,
> 
> -Jacob.
> 

Cheers,
	Ross
>